HOURS: Full-time, working an average 240 hours per month. 24-hour sessional working, worked in blocks of 4 sessions with 8 sessions off. Includes working weekends, public/bank holidays, evenings and nights to meet the business needs.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF POST:

To provide and promote a consistent child centred approach by taking shared professional parental responsibility for all our young people within and away from the care home environment. A Residential/Adventure Support Worker will be expected to take part in a daily structured routine that consists of a period of formal education with our Virtual School (e-learning) working alongside a stringent outdoor/physical education and activity programme. This requires you to have flexibility to be away on residential trips for short to long periods of time working within your contracted hours.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Working under the direction of the Registered Manager, the following core responsibilities: -

To build and maintain positive working relationships by supporting young people who can display challenging, emotional and social difficulties from time to time;

To promote and enforce the policies and procedures to work alongside the Continuous Curriculum at What’s Out There;

To be part of an enthusiastic and dedicated team;

To keep accurate electronic records and paperwork;

To maintain the highest standards throughout the home;

Domestic duties including cleaning, vacuuming, washing and ironing;

Basic maintenance duties;

To attend regular planning sessions and to contribute to the development and evaluation of Care Plans for our young people;

To assist the Registered Manager in developing the yearly adventure planner by researching and visiting new adventure options by recognising the links between activities, education and cultural experiences;

To work in partnership with our Virtual School (e-learning) within the framework of carefully constructed individual education/adventure plans for young people and to aid effective teaching by;

Liaising with colleagues about our young people’s needs;

Supporting access to the Continuous Curriculum appropriately;

Responding appropriately to behavioural and emotional needs;

Assisting in the appropriate use of resources and equipment;

To support the delivery of education to young people including ASDAN and Duke of Edinburgh programmes and development of independence skills.

To be involved in the review of Individual Education Plans (IEPs), Individual Care Plans (ICPs) and Individual Activity Plans (IAPs) and report writing and attendance for professional meetings, including reviews, court work etc;

To have flexibility to work away on residential trips for short to long periods of time, which includes unsociable hours, bank holidays, weekends and festive holidays;

To complete a period of induction within 12 weeks in line with national targets;

To take responsibility for and play an active role in your own Continuous Professional Development (CPD);

To complete a reflective journal, recording daily information on what you’ve done, what you’ve learnt in response to your experiences and events and your thoughts;

To undertake such other duties, appropriate to the overall purpose of the job, as may be required.

Job Specification

Essential Criteria

Good understanding of the principles of care when working with young people

Previous care work experience

Experience of building relationships with young people

Full manual driving licence

Effective communication skills

To have boundless energy, enthusiasm and stamina

Flexible working approach

To be practical, creative and inventive

Must have an openness to learning

Ability to follow procedures set out within legislation guidelines and organisational policies

Ability to work autonomously

22 years of age or over

Good IT skills

Desirable Criteria

NVQ level 3 or above, children and young people

Social Worker qualification

Teaching Assistant qualifications/skills

Outdoor/outward bound qualifications/skills

Ability to interact with external parties from all levels of the community